Toyota Prius

A Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle at the company's showroom in Tokyo. Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor is recalling 199,666 Prius hybrid vehicles in Japan owing to faulty brakes, the transport ministry said, a move that is also expected to spread to overseas markets.

A Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle at the company's showroom in Tokyo. Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor is recalling 199,666 Prius hybrid vehicles in Japan owing to faulty brakes, the transport ministry said, a move that is also expected to spread to overseas markets. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

A Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle at the company's showroom in Tokyo. Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor is recalling 199,666 Prius hybrid vehicles in Japan owing to faulty brakes, the transport ministry said, a move that is also expected to spread to overseas markets.YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images